District of Himachal Pradesh

Kinnaur: 84,121 people, one story

People
84,121
Area
6,401 km²
Literacy
80.00%
Sex ratio
819
Top 3 in Himachal PradeshChild sex ratio (0–6): 963 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 2 of 12 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Himachal PradeshScheduled Tribes: 57.9 % of people. Rank 2 of 12 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Himachal PradeshSex ratio: 819 females per 1000 males. Rank 12 of 12.See the numbers →Lowest in Himachal PradeshUrban population: 0.0%. Rank 12 of 12.See the numbers →

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KinnaurHimachal Pradesh

The history, places and schemes of Kinnaur are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Kinnaur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population84,121#11/12 in Himachal Pradesh
Area6,401 km²#3/12 in Himachal Pradesh
Population density13 per km²#11/12 in Himachal Pradesh▼ state 123
Sex ratio819 females per 1000 males#12/12 in Himachal Pradesh▼ state 972
Child sex ratio (0–6)963 girls per 1000 boys#2/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 909
Literacy rate80.00%#8/12 in Himachal Pradesh▼ state 82.80
Female literacy70.96%#9/12 in Himachal Pradesh▼ state 75.93
Urban population0.0%#12/12 in Himachal Pradesh▼ state 10.0

People & society

80.0% can read. 819 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
87.389.5
Female literacy
71.075.9
Scheduled Castes
17.525.2
Scheduled Tribes
57.95.7
Living in towns
0.010.0

Gender literacy gap: 16.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 77.0%
  • Muslim 0.5%
  • Christian 0.6%
  • Sikh 0.3%
  • Buddhist 21.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    63 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    56,273 workers, 66.9% of all people

    This district
    Himachal Pradesh
    • Cultivators 58.6%
    • Farm labourers 4.5%
    • Household industry 1.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 35.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 40% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      40.148.7
      Latrine at home
      30.434.8
      Tap water
      40.445.1
      LPG / PNG
      24.119.4
      Phone
      37.041.4
      Television
      29.037.5
      Bicycle
      0.44.8
      Two-wheeler
      1.97.8

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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